furanose

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Latin furfur

Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor.

Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor.

Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl)

Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor.

Latin alcoholder.

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin de-der.

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der.

German Aldehydbor.

English aldehydeclip.

English -al

English furfural

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nosder.

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Old French -ainder.

Middle English -an

English -an

English furan

Proto-Hellenic *dléukus?

Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)der.

French glucose

English glucosebf.

English -ose

English furanose

From furan + -ose.

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Noun

furanose (plural furanoses)

1. (chemistry) Any cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide having a five-membered ring (the tetrahydrofuran skeleton).

Derived terms

• erythrofuranose
• fructofuranose
• galactofuranose
• hexofuranose
• ketofuranose
• pentofuranose
• ribofuranose
• xylofuranose

Related terms

• furan
• furanosyl

See also

• pyranose

Anagrams

• fursonae